Corn Maiden - NC11

Gerald Dawavendewa (Hopi & Cherokee) The artwork depicts a young Hopi maiden standing amidst blue corn plants as rain clouds bring life-giving moisture. She wraps herself with a blanket carrying star symbols. In Hopi culture, corn is considered essential. When the Hopi people first arrived in Tuuwaqatsi, the Fourth World, they chose a small blue corn ear to represent their life - one of long existence and challenges. A perfect ear of white corn symbolizes the Corn Mother during a ceremony to bring a child into this world. Corn and Hopi women both give life and sustain their people and culture. • We use 60 lb. cardstock with a gloss coating. The Interior is matte for easy writing. • Measures 5 by 7 inches when folded. • Printed with smear, fade, and water-resistant pigment ink. • Includes information on the artwork, the indigenous culture that inspired it, and a biography of the artist.